A 23-year-old man has been arrested by Mumbai police after he allegedly talked about hijacking in a Vistara flight. The man, identified as Ritesh Sanjaykumar Juneja, was reported by the fight crew members who overheard him talking over the phone about hijacking.Mumbai police officials said that the incident, which took place on Thursday night at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport, involved a Delhi-bound Vistara flight.“A crew member of the Vistara flight, which was to go to Delhi, overheard a male passenger talking about hijacking on his phone. The crew member immediately informed the authorities and the police were also alerted,” the official said.Subsequently, an FIR was registered against the person under Sections 336 and 552 of the IPC.Passenger claims that mental illness reason for hijack talkThe detained passenger has claimed that he is mentally ill, which is the reason for his phone conversation about hijacking.A male passenger, identified as Ritesh Sanjaykukar Juneja who was onboard a Vistara flight, arrested on a complaint by the flight crew members. The members heard the man talking about hijacking on the phone. The passenger said that he is mentally ill, due to which he had such a…— ANI (@ANI) June 23, 2023The police are yet to verify the mans claims. Further probe is underway.Second flight-scare in two weeks in IndiaThis latest in-flight scare came after the arrest of a UP man on June 7 on a Mumbai-bound Vistara fight. The man was arrested after a passenger complained about him talking about a bomb inside the flight. He was later released after it was revealed that the man was talking about an unrelated matter with his relative.
